- Trump Reportedly Eyes Oil Sanctions as Leverage for Ukraine Peace Deal Kyiv Post
- Trump Team Readies Oil Sanctions Plan for Russia Deal, Iran Squeeze Bloomberg
- Oil Sanctions Trump's Leverage in Ukraine-Russia Conflict OilPrice.com
- US Treasury Secretary-elect’s tough talk on Russia oil: How could India be impacted? The Indian Express
- How Trump could use sanctions in negotiations with Russia Kyiv Independent
Xi Jinping sends China vice-president to Donald Trump’s inauguration
Chinese president declines US president-elect’s unusual invitation but sends special representative Han Zheng
The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, will not attend Donald Trump’s inauguration, but he is sending his vice-president, Han Zheng, as his special representative.
The decision, announced on Friday in China by the foreign ministry, came more than a month after Trump extended the unusual invitation to Xi, a break from tradition since no heads of state have previously made an official visit to the US for the inauguration.
Continue reading...Pompeii excavation unearths private spa for wooing wealthy guests
Thermal bath complex is latest discovery among ruins of Italian city destroyed by Vesuvius eruption in AD79
A large and sophisticated thermal bath complex that was believed to have been used by its owner to woo well-heeled guests has been discovered among the ruins of ancient Pompeii.
The baths were found during excavations of a home on Via di Nola in Regio IX, a wealthy district of the city before it was destroyed by the AD79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Continue reading...Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan jailed for 14 years over corruption
Supporters of Imran Khan have protested outside Pakistan's parliament, after a court sentenced Khan to jail.
Gaza ceasefire deal, explained | Start Here
Will the ceasefire deal lead to a permanent end to Israel’s war on Gaza?
Gaza is in ruins, and it’s unclear how it will be rebuilt – The Associated Press
- Gaza is in ruins, and it’s unclear how it will be rebuilt The Associated Press
- How the deal to pause the Israel-Hamas war could unfold The Associated Press
- Flooding Gaza with aid might lessen security challenge, says UNRWA chief Reuters
- Aid increase in ceasefire deal ‘is admission Israel could have done more’, experts say The Guardian
- Palestinian doctors hope ceasefire revives Gaza’s devastated hospitals Al Jazeera English
Brussels orders X to hand over documents on algorithm – Financial Times
- Brussels orders X to hand over documents on algorithm Financial Times
- E.U. Expands Investigation of X Over Spread of Illicit Content The New York Times
- EU steps up probe into Musk's X, days ahead of Trump inauguration Reuters
- Musk’s X Gets New EU Demand for Data as Regulators Expand Probe Bloomberg
- EU has limited power to suspend Elon Musk's X Tyler Morning Telegraph
EU steps up scrutiny of X as anger grows over Musk’s political meddling – POLITICO Europe
Pakistan: Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in corruption case – BBC.com
- Pakistan: Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in corruption case BBC.com
- Pakistani court sentences ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to jail in corruption case CNN
- Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in prison in corruption case The Guardian
- Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan, wife sentenced to jail in corruption case Al Jazeera English
- Defense lawyer says Pakistani court sentences former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 years in prison in graft case ABC News
Why police baby killers are still not on trial seven years on
Seven years after Samantha Pendo's death her parents are still waiting for the trial of officers to begin.
China’s economy hits 5% growth target but rate among slowest in decades
Latter part of 2024 ‘recovered remarkably’ after stimulus measures, says National Bureau of Statistics
China’s economy grew by 5% in 2024, in line with government targets but at the slowest rate since 1990 outside the Covid pandemic, according to official data.
Growth accelerated through the year, with an expansion of 5.4% in the final quarter, up from 4.6% in the third quarter, according to Beijing’s National Bureau of Statistics.
Continue reading...Drone footage shows fire at one of world’s largest battery plants
The Moss Landing power plant, in California, was evacuated, as were people in the surrounding area.
Mysterious airstrip appears on a Yemeni island as Houthi rebel attacks threaten region – The Associated Press
UK Scraps ETA For Transit Passengers, Hikes Fee For Others – One Mile at a Time
- UK Scraps ETA For Transit Passengers, Hikes Fee For Others One Mile at a Time
- UK to raise price of travel permits for EU visitors by 60% Financial Times
- Government reverses ETA rule for Heathrow transit passengers The Independent
- Next steps for a more efficient immigration system GOV.UK
- ‘Devastating’ £10 airport charge scrapped after Heathrow loses 90,000 passengers The Telegraph
How the CIA and Ukrainian intelligence secretly forged a deep partnership – ABC News
Trump v Bannon, Musk v Farage: who hates who in Magaland
The feuds and rivalries within the US president-elect’s Maga ecosystem – including some British sympathisers
The task of deconstructing the internal manoeuvrings of the leadership of the Soviet Union was once regarded as little short of a science such was the paucity of information. Today, the court of Donald Trump is perhaps no less enigmatic – but for quite different reasons. Trumpologists trying to keep up with the machinations of the Make America Great Again (Maga) movement and its sympathisers in Britain are faced with a torrent of information via social media posts and podcast rants. Sworn enemies today can easily be the closest of conspirators tomorrow. Steve Bannon has let it be known that he intends to bring down fellow Trump acolyte Elon Musk in time for inauguration day (with days to go). It is no easy task to make sense of it all but here is what we know of the current feuds and rivalries in the Maga ecosystem:
Continue reading...Jimmy Mizen’s killer recalled to prison after breaching licence conditions
Jake Fahri served 14 years in jail for the murder of the London schoolboy
A rapper who served 14 years in jail for the murder of a London schoolboy has been recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions after media reports exposing the lyrics to his music.
Jake Fahri, then 19, was given a life sentence in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years for killing Jimmy Mizen by throwing an oven dish at him. The glass dish shattered and severed blood vessels in the 16-year-old’s neck in a south London bakery.
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine police conduct nationwide raids over draft evasion – as it happened
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Russian forces have retaken 63.2% of the territory captured by Ukraine in the Kursk region of western Russia, the Russian defence ministry said on Friday.
Reuters could not independently verify the ministry’s statement, which said Russia had recaptured four settlements in the first two weeks of January.
Continue reading...Minister denies Labour ‘governing by social media’ after new grooming gangs review ordered – UK politics live
Lisa Nandy defends Yvette Cooper’s decision to order urgent review following pressure driven by Elon Musk
A ban on UK employers using non-disclosure agreements to hush up cases of sexual misconduct and harassment is being considered as part of the government’s overhaul of employment rights.
After a slew of high-profile cases and years of campaigning by activists, it is understood that ministers are prepared to back a change in the law to prohibit the misuse of gagging clauses.
Continue reading...Russia jails lawyers who acted for late opposition leader Alexei Navalny
The trio were arrested as authorities intensified pressure on the jailed Kremlin critic, who died last February.